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Association for Educational Communications and Technology
The Premier International Community for Effective Teaching and Learning
Welcome to Association for Educational Communications and Technology
"AECT is my home in the field of instructional design and technology. My peers are here, my former students are here, who are now peers. Everything that goes on in instructional design and technology is here. You go beyond the journals, and it really is my family within the field."
Ginger Watson-Papelis, Associate Professor of Education, University of Virginia
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is an international organization that values diversity of thought, culture and people whose activities are directed toward improving learning. AECT members may be found in colleges and universities; in the Armed Forces and industry; in museums, libraries, and hospitals; and in any other places where educational change takes place. AECT members include instructional designers, researchers, professors and teachers, educational technologists, and other professionals united by a passion for improving teaching and learning. Our members serve in many different settings including education, business and industry, non-profits, military, health care, and other environments. AECT members fulfill a wide range of responsibilities in the study, planning, application, and production of communications media for instruction.
AECT has become a major organization for those actively involved in instructional design and the development of a systematic approach to learning. It provides an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of ideas among its members and target audiences; it is the national and international advocate for the improvement of instruction; and it is the most widely recognized source of information concerning a wide range of instructional and educational technology. AECT and its members have numerous state and international affiliates, all of which are passionate about finding better ways to help people learn. AECT is the oldest professional home for instructional designers and continues to maintain a central position in the field, promoting high standards of scholarship and practice. AECT has 10 divisions and a Graduate Student Assembly that span the breadth and depth of the field. The association produces two print bimonthly journals, Educational Technology Research and Development and TechTrends, and three electronic journals, Journal of Formative Design in Learning, The Journal of Applied Instructional Design, and International Journal of Designs for Learning.
COVID-19 News
Upcoming Events
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Aug
2020
Deadline for the AECT FOUNDATION AUCTION
Starting on August 10, 2020, the AECT Foundation Auction 2020 will be auctioning off a number of fun...
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Aug
2020
AECT RTD Webinar Series: Thriving as a Mid-career Faculty in Instructional Design and Technology
Time: August 18th, 2020 at 1:30 PM (EST)
Webinar link: https://bit.ly/2XDA9Ti
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Aug
2020
STC Webinar: Chaos Theory and the Sciences of Complexity
Presented by: Dr. Charles Reigeluth
The Systems Thinking and Change Division is pleased to ha...
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Sep
2020
Submission Deadline for the JDFL Writers' Workshop
September 1, 2020 is the deadline to submit a paper for the 2nd Annual JDFL Writers’ Workshop,...
Latest News
Live! 2020 AECT Foundation Summer Virtual Auction
July 10 2020
Help The Addie Kinsinger Leadership Intern Program by bidding on one 46 items donated by AECT Member...
RTD Webinar: Thriving as a Mid-career Faculty in Instructional Design and Technology
August 07 2020
August 18th, 2020 at 1:30 PM (EST) Presented by: Dr. Vanessa Dennen, Instructional Systems & L...
STC Webinar: Chaos Theory and the Sciences of Complexity
July 27 2020
Tuesday, August 18 at 3:00 pm EST by Dr. Charles Reigeluth, Professor Emeritus at Indiana Universit...
Presidential Leadership Series
May 29 2020
The leadership of AECT has decided to conduct a monthly conversation with members. The first meeting...
Publications
Call for Chapter Proposals
Aug 10 2020
Quality in Online Programs: Approaches and Practices in Higher Education Swapna Kumar & P...
Preview of ETR&D Special Issue
Aug 03 2020
The special issue “A Synthesis of Systematic Review Research on Emerging Learning Environment...
Increased Impact Factor for ETR&D
Jul 13 2020
The Educational Technology Research and Development's (ETR&D) 2019 impact factor increased to 2....
New Book Series: 'Leadership and Best Practices in Educational Technology Management'
Dec 19 2019
Brill is pleased to announce that in collaboration with The Association for Educational Communicatio...
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AECT Foundation:
- Supports emerging professionals who will have an impact on education
- Advances and disseminates knowledge and practice in our field
- Develops global connections among professionals and professional practices
AECT Legends and Legacies
ACADEMIC PROGRAM ENDORSEMENT POLICY
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AECT Standards for Professional Education Programs
Research Initiatives
From time to time, AECT receives formal requests for the purpose of soliciting AECT members to participate in surveys and other studies.Please review guidelines to make formal requests for a research initiative.
AECT Policy Briefs
Division Report Form
AECT Design and Development Competition
The Design and Development Division of AECT is pleased to announce the 2020 AECT Design and Development Competition for promising instructional design research by graduate students working with mentors in the Design and Development Division.Learn more...
